Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-18

tho Treasurer thinks will be paid. THIS
VIII font up S2.373 -. The reklstered
de0t Of the county = 1853 %. II VIII
tha9 ag..ar that after paying AL the
reGIst - Debt Of the county there VIII
Je in the Treasury s2,0l3 -.
The recently reported double wedding
Oi two neEresses In Clarke county, at
which the jubIlsnt father n the BRIDES
c.ect presented as a bridal git two Of DIS
sralie5t children, has found parallel ~
Beaufort. :. c.. At a wedding Last month
oa one 0t the small IS ands on the coast.
Inc faiAer-In-is W-eiect gave to his daugh-
ter on her marriage day his own wife.
Tue gin was accepted and the groom,
bride ara gift returned to the formers
home. Last week the groom and mother
in-iav ei0ped. the daughter returning to
tie home OF her father, who. musEet in
hand, passed through Augusta Saturday
night on bis way 10 Charleston, where be
has reason TO believe the recreant couple
are, He soe2rs dire vengeance.
Dah!onega signal: A serious and prob
ably fatal cutting affair took place IN
Cppstatee district on election day. Liquor
flowed freely and several fights were The
order Of tae day. Bad feeling was created
between a man named Turner and Alex.
Asn. and alter the polls had closed Turner
and Ash started for their homes. On the
way it Is said that Turner, thinking Ash
was following him with tle intention Of
raising a row, turned upon Ash with a
kaiie and began cutting. The result Of il
vas that Ash was cut In several places
one deep and seriOas cash in tue lett
breast, near the heart. Turner then fed
ana trends carried Ash TO his home,
where he is very low, and it is thought
Will not recover. the stabbing was done
with pocket knjie. Ii IS reported that
the two men were drunk. Both are young
men and unmarried.
MIlledgevilIe Chronicle: The where
abouts Of Prof ROssign0l. the muchly
married man, who created quite sensa-
ton mere year or two ago bV marrying
Mrs. Thornton, daughter OF Mr.. w. h.
scott, of TINS place, and afterward being
charged ~th and arrested Tor bigamv in
Noit1 GEORGIA and maEinX his escape
from he officers, has been 6s"erIaiued by
the authorities here. WIFE No lives in
Noble, aud she has placed her grievances
in an a. tOrney's hand, with Instructors
10 ferret out the truant husband and
brln1 MN to an account tor uis faltple-g-
ness Vhi9 attorney writes that ROssignOl
no" passes for Ciaud AdaIr, Rud that his
last wife is with nm. ii Ia also states
that RRssi snoPs first wife is most esti-
mable lady. Mr. Scott declines 10 prose
cute the case further, ana the authorities
here VIII not take any action in the mat
ter.
Bids are solicited on a church building
to be erected at Bryau court house, nryan
county. until Jan. 81, 1887. The following
is description o! the building: 1t il to
be 5OX3O lect-l6 feet between jqints-to
be underplnued with brick. All lumber
to be dressed by nand; ceiling I'D fo0riDg
TO be matched. Two double doors in front;
four windows in one side, and three win
al. .I..s.s-
one between doors In front. All lumber,
shingles and brick furnished on church
let by Building Committee. All doors,
sash and blinds, nails, locks and hinges,
pant and painting, to be furnished by
contractor. Steeple on centre of roof 20
feet NIGH. Inside works-three rows of
pews; two rows feet long, one row 10
feet iOng-36 in all. Pulpit and altar to
b. nice and ncat. Bids sent to John II .
u cry, or J. +. Minis. at Bryan Court
House, Bryan county, Ga.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun. The enlarged
privileges and benefits of the cheap post
age system, ike the universal blessings
81 AIR or water, are not duly appreciated
ny the bulk oil the public to-day. We can
send letters weighing all the way up TO
an ounce for Two cents--acrOss the con-
unebt il desired; and we can get all sorts
OF pack ages through the mails at similar
cu'Hp faLeS-a great pubic convenience.
But those people still living who can re-
member now il was half a century ago,
recall state of things which would
asionish and anger TIE pubic If to-day,
II it were to b. again put in opera
tion, In 1884, as an Old almanac of that
year shows, the rates were: six cents for
"A letter II not carried over 80 miles: lOc.
If carried over 30 and not over 50 miles:
l2lac. II over 50 and not over 100 miles:
lS34c. between 100 and 400 miles, and 25c.
Tor any distance over 4eO miles.
Double letters, or letters composed of
two pieces OF paper, were double these
rates. How would that 70 now? II
wouldn't 90 at all. 1t would not fit these
days Of electric telegraphs, telephones,
electric lights ard fast travelling all over
the world, any more than the old method
OF ''pilllOn" riding on journeys. and OF
striking lire with flint and finder box,
such as our ancestors used. And IL NAV
astOnish mauy readers to hear that In that
year 1884 the old method OF lighting fires
by Hint, steel and finder box was etill IN
vogue all around here in Georgia aud adj
Joining States, Tor friction matches, then
recent invention, bad not made their
way into general use, though they were
then already used, and the old finder box
was Just b.ing discarded in hundreds OF
families hereabOut.